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Trending in the Supply Chain
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Trending in the Supply Chain

Artificial Intelligence & Supply Chain Technologies, E-Commerce & Logistics, ERP & Technology, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Trending in the Supply Chain

The peak season started two months earlier than normal and extended two months later than normal to account for the volatility and expected disruptions in the global supply chain.

Impacts from the Threat of Tariffs in the Supply Chain
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Impacts from the Threat of Tariffs in the Supply Chain

Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Impacts from the Threat of Tariffs in the Supply Chain

The threat of tariffs is already causing supply chain implications. There is a surge of chip demand post election. According to Trendforce, the chip supply chain is seeing a rush of orders.

admin2024-12-12T16:13:04-08:00December 9, 2024|Categories: Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: geopolitical risk, logistics, manufacturing resurgence, resilient supply chain, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, tariffs, VUCA|

I’ve Been Thinking About Giving Thanks & Appreciating Talent
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I’ve Been Thinking About Giving Thanks & Appreciating Talent

I've Been Thinking, Talent & Leadership, Talent / Skills Gap

I’ve Been Thinking About Giving Thanks & Appreciating Talent

Wishing family, friends, clients, and colleagues a Happy Thanksgiving!

admin2024-12-04T21:58:06-08:00December 2, 2024|Categories: I've Been Thinking, Talent & Leadership, Talent / Skills Gap|Tags: rewards & recognition, Skills Gap, talent|

Forward-Looking Logistics Surge Fuels Supply Chain
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Forward-Looking Logistics Surge Fuels Supply Chain

Business & the Economy, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Forward-Looking Logistics Surge Fuels Supply Chain

Trade & logistics will surge in the next few quarters! There are several factors that add up to this surge, yet it flies in the face of corporate mandates for inventory reduction.

admin2024-12-02T14:14:16-08:00November 20, 2024|Categories: Business & the Economy, E-Commerce & Logistics, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: geopolitical risk, logistics, manufacturing resurgence, reshoring, right-size inventory, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain optimization, supply chain risk, tariffs|

What the Election Means for Manufacturing & Supply Chain
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What the Election Means for Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Business & the Economy, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Reshoring/ Nearshoring/ Regional Supply Chains, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

What the Election Means for Manufacturing & Supply Chain

What does the election mean for manufacturing and supply chain? Will it be a continuation of the status quo, a surge for manufacturers, or a further dampening of the economy?

Cyberattacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & What to Do
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Cyberattacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & What to Do

Best of Supply Chain, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics

Cyberattacks, Supply Chain Vulnerabilities & What to Do

The Wall Street Journal reported that China-linked hackers breached U.S. internet providers. This hacking campaign termed Salt Typhoon is the latest attack into valuable computer networks.

admin2026-04-09T08:24:17-07:00October 21, 2024|Categories: Best of Supply Chain, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics|Tags: cyber security, geopolitical risk, S&OP, SIOP, supply chain risk, supply chain vulnerabilities, VUCA|

Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address
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Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address

Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address

Disruptions ramp up! Unfortunately, there was a massive hurricane that wreaked havoc in several states including North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia etc. 130 people have died and many are unreachable. Towns are destroyed including one that has a special place in my history [...]

admin2024-10-07T22:43:09-07:00October 1, 2024|Categories: Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration|Tags: backup sources of supply, global supply chain, logistics, ports, regional supply chains, S&OP, SIOP, strikes, supply chain disruptions, supply chain risk|

Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers & Plans to Address
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Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers & Plans to Address

Manufacturing, Manufacturing Scalability & Resource Planning, Supply Chain (End-to-End), Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Optimization & Collaboration

Extreme Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: Exploding Pagers & Plans to Address

Hundreds of pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon and Syria. It appears to be a part of a plan of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted specific people, leaving 12 dead and thousands injured.

The Leadership Opportunity in Supply Chain
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The Leadership Opportunity in Supply Chain

Leadership & Skills Development, Supply Chain Briefing, Talent & Leadership

The Leadership Opportunity in Supply Chain

Supply chain is in a state of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Whether you look at the impacts related to wars and chokepoints throughout the world, the uncertain economy and resulting backlogs, or the uncertainty of the reliability of key sources of supply [...]

admin2024-09-07T23:14:25-07:00August 29, 2024|Categories: Leadership & Skills Development, Supply Chain Briefing, Talent & Leadership|Tags: leadership, Skills Gap, supply chain, talent, training & development, VUCA|

Market Selloff, Volatility & Whether Businesses are Prepared
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Market Selloff, Volatility & Whether Businesses are Prepared

Business & the Economy, I've Been Thinking

Market Selloff, Volatility & Whether Businesses are Prepared

You would have to be hiding under a rock to not hear that the market sold off. The S&P 500 sold off 3%; the Dow tumbled 1,000 points, and tech company leaders lost a combined $1 trillion intraday (recovering almost half later in the day).